A Ranger captain was determined to get rustled cattle back, no matter what. Texas Ranger Captain Lee McNelly was tough and no-nonsense. In November...
Retrieving the Cattle
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On the Road to Seattle
A wagon train faced a long and arduous trip. It was mid-April 1851 when a wagon train left Illinois, headed for the Northwest region. Led by Arthur...
Harry Wheeler
This is Not Your Usual Hollywood-Style Gunfight Harry Wheeler was a Roughrider in the Spanish-American War with Teddy Roosevelt’s Roughriders but...
Frontier Editors
Wherever folks settled in the rugged wilds of the West there remained a desire to keep up with what was happening “Back in the States.” Local events...
Marion Hedgepath the Debonair Bandit
Someone asked me the other day why Marion Hedgepath isn’t a better-known outlaw. I have at least a dozen outlaw encyclopedias and he isn’t listed in...
Where is Doc?
There are competing claims about Holliday’s last resting place Doc Holliday died on November 8, 1887 and was buried the same day in the Linwood...
A Good Deal for Little Wes
An accused killer, freed to become a lawman. Little Wes Hudson (photo) made an unusual deal. Languishing in an Oklahoma jail in 1905—charged with...
The Sporting Life
The word “sport” had a slightly different meaning in the Old West. Back in the days of the Old West, professional gamblers were often called...
The Romance of the West
The romance of the West meant many things to many people. The American West a place that lives by its myths and legends. It symbolized hope, freedom...
Indian War Captives
The taking of captives varied with the various tribes but generally, all adult and older males were killed. Although many times young children were...
Buscadero Gun Belts
There is some photographic evidence of buscadero rigs and the Mexican Loop worn low, but it wasn't common. Most experts say the buscadero was a 20th...
The Whole Truth?
Questionable testimony at the OK Corral hearing. November 1, 1881. Billy Allen (real name: William A. Le Van) takes the stand at the OK Corral...